Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W, Silver Ultrabook 15″ thin and light laptop PC under Intel Core 5 120U Raptor Refresh with 1 TB SSD – LaptopSpirit
Our opinion on the Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W
Elegant with its thin and light silver design, the portable PC Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W benefits from fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1 TB which reinforces its responsiveness. This Ultrabook performs well in everyday use, gaming and light multimedia processing thanks to its 16 GB of RAM and its hybrid Intel Core 5 120U Raptor Lake Refresh hybrid processor with Iris Xe graphics. Equipped with a 15-inch Full HD anti-glare screen, this laptop which runs Windows is also equipped with Wi-Fi 6 and USB-C connectivity.
Features of the Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W
Screen(s) | 15.6″ Full HD LED IPS (1920×1080, anti-glare/matte) |
Processor | Intel Core 5 120U Raptor Lake Refresh (10 cores: 2P 1.4 GHz / 8E 0.9 GHz, 15W) |
Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (8 GB soldered + 8 GB) DDR5 5200 MHz (64 GB), 1 slot (occupied) |
Graphics card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4) |
Connections | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) + 1 USB 2.0 + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen1), HDMI 1.4 |
Network | 6-axis Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2 |
Backlit keyboard | Possible |
Numeric keypad | Yes |
Windows Hello | – |
Audio system | 2 SonicMaster speakers |
Operating system | – |
Announced autonomy / Battery | 6 hours / Li-Ion 3 cells 42Whr |
Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.7 Kg / 360.3 x 232.5 x 17.9 |
The Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W faces the competition
The Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W is currently displayed in promotion at Asus France and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the only and least expensive to integrate such a recent processor.
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Chassis, connections, screen of the Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W
With its thin and light light silver design certified to the American military robustness standard MIL-STD-810G, this laptop PC has an elegant and discreet look.
The connectivity integrated into this Ultrabook is good, consisting of 1 USB-C, Wi-Fi 6 ax and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless modules for remote connections and communications, an audio port, a video output Practical HDMI to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example but also 3 USB including 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) providing transfers up to 5 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB devices 3.0 are connected to it.
It is possible that the keyboard could be backlit so that its keys can be better distinguished, but this remains to be confirmed.
As it has an anti-reflective coating, the screen ensures better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).
The Full HD screen also lends itself well to displaying videos due to its 16:9 format, while its IPS technology ensures significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
Performance, battery life of the Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W
The Asus Vivobook 15 S1504VA-BQ629W is an elegant 15-inch laptop PC intended for everyday use offering a large storage capacity.
It is in fact equipped with 1 TB SSD storage, double what many models on the market offer – including (much) more expensive ones.
We can therefore install and store quantities of software and files on this laptop which sees its responsiveness and fluidity reinforced by its SSD storage.
Because an SSD is fast. It also offers other advantages: low energy consumption, robust design and even silent operation.
The SSD helps provide very good performance in everyday use with this Ultrabook, such as in office work and surfing the Internet but also for playing light games or watching photos and videos.
Because it is driven by a low-consumption Intel Core 5 120U processor Raptor Lake Refresh with 10 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics solution, supported by 16 GB of RAM.
Light multimedia processing using multi-core and RAM can also be carried out under this laptop. We are thinking in particular of light photo retouching or video conversions.
As for autonomy, count on around 6 hours of battery operation in light use for this Ultrabook, easy to transport because it is thin and light.
Some wishing to equip themselves with a Student laptop who do not need a lot of autonomy may be interested.